Liz Rhoades is a technical distiller with over a decades’ experience in beverage alcohol, working across a variety of substrates, spirits, and sites spanning the Americas and Europe. After spending the majority of her career at Diageo, she now is the Founder and Principal of Spirit Safe Consulting LLC, specializing in distillery technical process support, new product development, and spirit education. Additionally, she currently is a member of the Advisory Board for Israeli company Verstill. Liz holds her Diploma Distiller from the Institute of Brewing and Distilling and a Masters in Food Science from North Carolina State University. Outside of making and writing about spirits, she enjoys yoga and Boulevardiers – but typically not at the same time.